929 days ago

Lower Hutt History in Schools.

Sandra from Normandale

What do you know about the history of Lower Hutt?
Beside the first ships arriving on Petoni [correct spelling in the era] beaches.
Flax cut down by local Maori and taken in boats to Wellington for the Australian Markets and beyond.
How to cope for 3 months on a ship with no luxuries at all.
Am putting together [with archivists and researchers] Lower Hutt History.
Old photo of High St Lower Hutt.

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7 hours ago

Can you crack Today’s neighbourhood conundrum?

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

Without a bridle or a saddle, across a thing, I ride a-straddle. And those I ride, by help of me, though almost blind, are made to see. What am I?

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14 days ago

This one was sent in by your fellow neighbour, can you figure it out?

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

What is first white then red and the plumper it gets the more the old lady likes it?

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1 day ago

Hutt Heritage.

Sandra from Normandale

Hutt River Lower Hutt NZ.

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